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Mato Grosso, Brazil, August 2007

This trip immediately followed my visit to western Mato Grosso in search of Black-and-tawny Seedeater. Together with a group of friends I joined a trip organised by Guy Kirwan (GMKirwan@aol.com; http://www.freewebs.com/guykirwan), who spends up to six months per year in Brazil guiding trips all over the country, to the Chapada dos Guimaraes, Pantanal and Cristalino Jungle Lodge, near Alta Floresta. We saw a great many of the endemics and specialties of the region, including Chapada Flycatcher, Rufous-sided Pygmy Tyrant and many other cerrado endemics, as well as a Jaguarundi, in the Chapada, followed by a great many fantastic birds and other wildlife of the Pantanal. In addition to birding the famous Transpantaneira road, we also spent several nights at the SESC reserve, which makes an excellent and very comfortable base with lots of birds and mammals 'on tap' along the nearby trails and roads, including Hyacinth Macaw, Mato Grosso Antbird, White-lored Spinetail, Chestnut-bellied Guan, and Giant Otter. We then flew to Alta Floresta to visit the famous Cristalino Jungle Lodge. Highlights were many but it was particularly pleasing to see an Ocellated Poorwill at its nest in daylight, nighttime looks at an Agami Heron from our boat, two Razor-billed Curassows on our way into the lodge on the first evening, Brown-banded Puffbird (too high to photograph), several Tapirs (see my other gallery), and much much more. After the trip, Wim van der Schot and I visited REGUA, near Rio de Janeiro (see other gallery), whilst Guy had a few days off prior to starting a new tour to north-eastern Amazonia, and the rest of the group flew home.



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Pied Lapwing
Pied Lapwing
Yellow-billed Tern
Yellow-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Large-billed Tern
Picui Ground-dove
Picui Ground-dove
Blue Ground-dove
Blue Ground-dove
Long-tailed Ground-dove
Long-tailed Ground-dove
Long-tailed Ground-dove
Long-tailed Ground-dove
Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove
Scaled Dove
White-tipped Dove
White-tipped Dove
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Hyacinth Macaw
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Blue and Yellow Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Scarlet Macaw
Red-bellied Macaw
Red-bellied Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Chestnut-fronted Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Blue-winged Macaw
Red-shouldered Macaw
Red-shouldered Macaw
Golden-collared Macaw
Golden-collared Macaw
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Dusky-headed Parakeet
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Peach-fronted Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Crimson-bellied Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Yellow-chevroned Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
Monk Parakeet
White-bellied Parrot
White-bellied Parrot
Squirrel Cuckoo
Squirrel Cuckoo
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Black-bellied Cuckoo
Guira Cuckoo
Guira Cuckoo
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Ferruginous Pygmy Owl
Borrowing Owl
Borrowing Owl
Great Horned Owl
Great Horned Owl
Ocellated Poorwill
Ocellated Poorwill
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Swallow-tailed Hummingbird
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Fork-tailed Woodnymph
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Blue-tufted Starthroat
Blue-crowned Trogon
Blue-crowned Trogon
Blue-crowned Trogon
Blue-crowned Trogon
Ringed Kingfisher
Ringed Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Amazon Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Green Kingfisher
Broad-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
Broad-billed Motmot
White-eared Puffbird
White-eared Puffbird
Swallow-wing
Swallow-wing
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
Rufous-tailed Jacamar
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